Re: [Gnuplot-info] Can I use symbolic names for linetypes?

[sfeam <sf...@us...>]

On Wednesday, 22 October 2014 05:50:25 AM Dave Horsfall wrote:
> Being a human and not a computer, I like to use names instead of numbers, 
> so is there a way to attach a name to a line style?  I can't seem to see 
> one.
> 
> I know I can use e.g.
> 
>     set style line 1 lt 1 pt 2
> 
> and use
> 
>     plot blah lt 1
> 
> etc, but I'd like to say something like:
> 
>     set style "style-this" lt 1 pt 2	# I am plotting "this"
>     set style "style-that" lt 3 pt 4	# I am plotting "that"
> 
> and
> 
>     plot blah lt style-this, blah lt style-that
> 
> etc, to decouple my desired style from the magic numbers; it will also
> let me play around with RGB/CMY colours more easily.

     set style line style_this=1 lt 1 pt 2
     set style line style_that=2 lt 3 pt 4

     plot blah lt style_this, blah lt style_that